2015 Carlisle "Rossi Ranch" Sonoma Valley Grenache
SKU #1333709
90-92 points
Vinous
The 2015 Grenache Rossi Ranch is a gorgeous wine. Lifted and gracious, the 2015 Grenache Rossi Ranch is super-expressive today. Cranberry, orange peel and dried rose petal give the wine its exotic, ethereal aromatic profile. (AG)
(3/2017)
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2015 Grenache Rossi Ranch looks like the real deal, although it is lacking the depth and richness one gets from a top Southern Rhône in France. That said, Officer is close to hitting pay dirt here with this fully destemmed Grenache that tips the scales at a whopping 15.7% alcohol, which is about right for Grenache. The strawberries and cherries galore are fresh and lively, and the wine medium-bodied and aged in neutral oak. This is a tasty, sexy wine, and if Officer can build in a little more depth and length, he’ll have a big-time winner in the future. Drink it over the next 3-4 years.
A great success story, Mike Officer’s Carlisle Winery continues to not only protect heritage old-vine sites in Northern California, but to also turn out a bevy of realistically priced, delicious, consumer-friendly wines, primarily from Zinfandel, although Officer can also turn a trick or two with Grenache, Petite Sirah and Syrah. (RP)
(10/2016)